Artist: THE ROLLING STONES
Album: IT'S ONLY ROCK 'N' ROLL REMASTERED (CD)

Release date: 1974/ 2009
Media type: CD

It's Only Rock 'n' Roll is an album by The Rolling Stones, released in 1974. It would be the last Rolling Stones album for guitarist Mick Taylor and the songwriting and recording of the album's title track would have a connection to Taylor's eventual replacement, Ronnie Wood. The album has a more firm rock sound than their previous album, the more funk and soul-inspired Goats Head Soup. The album reached number one on the United States charts and number two in the United Kingdom.

All songs by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, except where noted.

TRACKLIST:

1."If You Can't Rock Me" – 3:47
2."Ain't Too Proud to Beg" (Norman Whitfield/Eddie Holland) – 3:31
3."It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)" – 5:07
4."Till the Next Goodbye" – 4:37
5."Time Waits for No One" – 6:38

6."Luxury" – 5:01
7."Dance Little Sister" – 4:11
8."If You Really Want to Be My Friend" – 6:17
9."Short and Curlies" – 2:44
10."Fingerprint File" – 6:33

LINE-UP:

Mick Jagger – lead vocals, backing vocals, and guitar
Keith Richards – electric and acoustic guitar, backing vocals, and bass guitar
Mick Taylor – electric, acoustic guitar, and slide guitar, backing vocals, synthesizer, congas, and bass guitar
Charlie Watts – drums
Bill Wyman – bass and synthesiszer

Additional musicians:

Nicky Hopkins – piano on "Till the Next Goodbye", "Time Waits for No One", "Luxury", "If You Really Want to Be My Friend", and "Fingerprint File"
Billy Preston – piano, clavinet on "If You Can't Rock Me", "Ain't Too Proud to Beg", and "Fingerprint File"
Ian Stewart – piano on "It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)", "Dance Little Sister", and "Short and Curlies"
Ray Cooper – percussion
Charlie Jolly – tabla
Ed Leach – cowbell
Blue Magic – backing vocals on "If You Really Want to Be My Friend"
Kenney Jones – drums on "It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)"
Willie Weeks – bass guitar on "It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)"
David Bowie – backing vocals on "It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)"
Ronnie Wood – 12-string acoustic guitar and backing vocals on "It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)"